Beasley v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
2
states following
December 2018
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Chapman v. State of California · Brecht v. Abrahamson · Doyle v. Ohio · United States v. Hale · 895 So. 2d 836 - Bush v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“During voir dire, the trial judge informed the jury panel that Beasley was charged with fondling and sexual battery of a child. The judge asked panel members if, knowing the nature of the case, they could be fair and impartial. Juror 28 responded that she could not. At some point, she allegedly became emotional and started crying. Defense counsel later posited that Juror 28 "started crying a while ago and is apparently continuing to cry and dabbing her eyes." The judge responded, "She looks fine to me[.] I'm not going to single her out and throw her off the jury panel[.] If it gets worse, I'll consider it." The judge later struck Juror 28 for cause. Defense counsel then moved to also strike Jurors 27 and 29-who sat beside Juror 28-for "consoling" Juror 28. But defense counsel admitted not knowing "if she's told them anything or what she said to them." The judge denied the challenge. Defense counsel then moved to strike the entire venire alleging that the disruption was worsened because "a bailiff got her a tissue." The court denied this request as well. Following voir dire, the State exercised peremptory challenges to strike Jurors 27 and 29.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“To obtain reversal based on a trial court's refusal to quash a jury panel or grant a mistrial, the defendant must show prejudice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the judge should have specifically inquired into the ability of the potential jurors to disregard her alleged disruption.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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